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Shutter repair shutter speed is always 1/90, batteries are good, it just won't change speeds, no matter if i have it on 8 secs or 1/1000 it always shoots on mechanical.

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There are a number of causes for this. The usual cause is the memory switch on the side of the mirror box. Other cause is a broken battery compartment, battery leakage up the power wire to the circuit board, a bad circuit board, etc. also the on/off switch connected to the advance lever may be bad. For some reason the circuit is not getting power.

finally, there is a glass disk with a circuit imprinted on it under the top cover under the rewind knob section. It was very common for this to crack with even minor impacts in this area. This part hasn't been available for 15 years. It is called the FRE.

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Just out of curiosity, are the batteries in the correct direction? When you half-press the shutter release button, does the meter needle in the viewfinder move?

I can't count the number of times I've put the batteries in the wrong direction on my own FE. I've never damaged the camera, and it works fine when I reverse the batteries.

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This is a fairly common problem with Nikon FE . It is usually caused by poor connection ( usually dry joint ) between the light meter board ( all of this is just under the top cover on the right hand side and the top cover is quite easy to remove ) and the shutter and you fix it by resoldering all the connecting wires between the two.

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Yes, on the camera body, you have to remove the lens. The ring sits outside the metal mount for the lens.

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Try reseting the Cam !

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I don't know, but it's worth a try. I took mine to the camera store, because my shutter wouldn't even work anymore, even with fresh batteries in it. He again tried new batteries, and turned the shutter speed knob from Automatic all the way over to "B" for Bulb, and back to the Auto. Guess What! I haven't used the camera in 3-5 years because I thought it was broke and going to need factory repair. Well, this tricked worked for me. I was so thrilled, because my daughter wanted some double exposures and special filters shots for her wedding. Also the weight of the camera I couldn't handle anymore with a health problem, so I went to digital, but would love a Nikon good digital.
Good Luck!

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